"When Miranda first hears the warnings that a meteor is headed on a collision path with the moon, they just sound like an excuse for extra homework assignments. But her disbelief turns to fear in a split second as the entire world witnesses a lunar impact that knocks the moon closer in orbit, catastrophically altering the earths climate.
Everything else in Miranda's life fades away as supermarkets run out of food, gas goes up to more then ten dollars a gallon, and school is closed indefinitely.
But what Miranda and her family don't realize is that the worst is yet to come."
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Could you survive being stuck in one room with your family for more then five months straight, not leaving once? I know for sure I couldn't.
--This book is written in diary-entry form by 15-year-old Miranda, the main character, who does indeed do that. I really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down until finishing it. It actually left me pretty creeped out and got me thinking a lot about how my own family would fare if something like this were to happen (chances are, we wouldn't be as prepared as Miranda's family was). I feel like more details could have been included, but I'm sort of a detail fanatic, so it's probably just me. Otherwise, it's a very good read and worth your time, especially if your as obsessed with natural disasters as I am (which I hope you're not, because I think I am unhealthily obsessed with them even though they tend to keep me up into the wee hours of the morning pondering about what I would do if that happened). Even if you're not a fan of the end of the world literature, you will probably still enjoy this. Most of the entries are focused on her and her family holding on to all the hope they can muster in such a difficult time and shows how important family is.
I think I'm going to grade books on a scale from 1 (bad) to 6 (really good). I give this 5 stars, and say you should take a chance reading it.
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